Looking for a kid-approved getaway to put on the calendar? Here are six great activities in the Fox Cities guaranteed to please the kids.
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers: Enjoy America’s pastime at a Timber Rattlers baseball game. The renovated stadium features a bright red outfield tube slide and a 360-degree wraparound concourse. On June 27-29, the Rattlers temporarily become the Udder Tuggers in honor of June Dairy Month! The celebration includes lots of promotions and giveaways.
Building for Kids Children’s Museum: Check out the new Food to Grow exhibit, where kids can learn about our food system by gathering eggs, picking veggies, shopping at a food pantry and preparing meals. Don’t miss the 10-foot human heart, an interactive display in which kids can slide down the ventricles and arteries, or Construction Junction, where a crane, bobcat and other construction vehicles await.
Badger Sports Park: Burn off some energy at this family entertainment center that offers indoor and outdoor adventures. Inside, try your hand at laser tag in the two-story arena. Kids 10 and under can jump around in four inflatables. Outside, there are batting cages, an 18-hole mini golf course and NASCAR-style go-karts.
Field of Scenes: Catch a flick or two at this nostalgic drive-in movie theater while noshing on burgers, brats, hot dogs and more. The property also has two basketball hoops, a volleyball net and two playgrounds.
Atlas Science Center: Kids in grades three through 12 can learn all about the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) through workshops, popular Science Live! stage shows and scientific experiences.
Mulberry Lane Farm: Touching is encouraged at this petting zoo, where your family can cuddle a kitten, kiss a pig, milk a cow and even catch a chicken. Hayrides are available, too.
EXPLORE THE OUTDOORS
Bubolz Nature Preserve is home to more than 8.5 miles of trails that wind around through a variety of habitats, including a tall and shortgrass prairie, wet meadow and upland hardwood forest. The property also features two observation decks and Kenna’s Kabin, an environmentally-themed, interactive play area.
At Heckrodt Wetland Reserve, follow trails along a forested wetland, cattail marsh and upland forest. Kids love the Wild Space, where they can explore the world above through treehouses and ziplines, and the world below through tunnels, an adventure bridge and a replica fox den.
SWEET TREATS
Build your own custard cookie sandwich at Legendairy Cookies ‘n Creamery — perhaps some salted caramel toffee custard sandwiched between two chocolate chip cookies and rolled in Reese’s Pieces? The popular shop also sells pre-made custard cookies, sundaes, shakes, four-pound cookie cakes and more.
Plan your visit at foxcities.org.
